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Volume 42, Number 4 July 2018
W H A T ’ S I N S I D E
President’s Perspective........... 2
Delegate Details ...................... 2
Recent Events ......................... 4
Upcoming Events .................... 6
Committee Announcements...10
Chapter Leadership............... 11
I N T H I S I S S U E
2017 PACE
AWARD
RECIPIENT
21 YEARS
IN A ROW!
2 0 1 8 A N N U A L P A R T N E R S
It’s all about PWX—see details starting on page 6!
Public Works Institute—Module IV – Supervision Skills
See page 8 for details.
KC Metro APWA is social! Like us on
Facebook!
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P R E S I D E N T ’ S P E R S P E C T I V E F R O M J A S O N M E Y E R S
D E L E G A T E D E T A I L S
F R O M B I L L S T O G S D I L L
Summer is a busy time for our chapter, with lots of opportunities to get to know your fellow members and give
back to our community. I have provided information on some of our upcoming events below. I look forward to
seeing you there!
PWX 2018: Kansas City Convention Center – August 26-29
We are less than one month away from PWX, and I hope you are ready and have signed up to volunteer for the
event. This year’s workshops cover a wide variety of educational topics and tours, including KC Scout, ADS
manufacturing plant, Rock Island Trail, Kansas City Zoo, BNSF Railway Intermodal Facility, KC Streetcar System
and Singleton Yard Facility, as well as a special visit to the National World War I Museum and Memorial. As you can see, we have a
very busy conference and can use all the help we can get.
I can’t say enough great things about are local host committee. Under the leadership of Bill Stogsdill, Tim Ross and Joe Johnson,
this committee has run very smoothly. We have the best volunteers in the nation and that is one of the main reasons APWA National
selected us to host this great event. As noted in the first Pub News of the year, PWX is one of the top seven convention events in
Kansas City in 2018, right behind big events like the Big 12 college basketball and VFW national convention. The economic impact
of PWX is over $5 million dollars for the Kansas City area. Let’s show off our pride in our chapter and our hometown!
National Equipment Roadeo: Kansas City Convention Center – August 28
The National Equipment Roadeo will take place in Hall E of the Kansas City Convention Center. Competitors will show off their skills
with the backhoe/ Mini-Excavator, Skidsteer, and Mechanic competition.
It should be a very exciting competition, and we’ll top it off with the Chapter Dinner at Topgolf. We expect a lot of members to attend
this event, so please register early. Topgolf games can be played by all ages and skill levels, and the microchipped golf balls score
themselves. Come and have a great time at this chapter event!
There are lots of opportunities to volunteer at PWX, including a special event that combines a golf tournament, brewery tour, and 5K
Fun Run. Please visit this website to volunteer: http://signup.com/go/PWX2018KC
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Can you believe we are less than one month away from hosting PWX? In addition to all of the great training opportunities at PWX, Kansas City will have several special events that could interest you. Here are a few:
Get Acquainted Party in the “Living Room” Sunday at Power and Light 2nd Annual National Equipment Roadeo on Tuesday Young Professionals Reception Monday at No Other Pub Chapter Dinner at Top Golf on Tuesday Golf on Saturday morning at Tiffany Greens Walking Brewery Tour on Saturday evening in the Crossroads PWX 5K Tuesday morning
Registration for golf, the brew tour, the 5k and the chapter dinner is open so go and sign up if you haven’t already www.pwx.apwa.net .
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Delegate Details—continued from page 2
Communications and Publicity Committee Needs!
Speaking of committee needs. Do you love reading the PubNews and the Facebook page? Is this something you would be interested in managing?
Our Communications and Publicity Chair, Caitlin Gard, has accepted another opportunity outside of Public Works, and will
be passing the baton for PubNews editing and Facebook management. Is this something you’re interested in?
Contact Caitlin Gard at [email protected] asap!
Workshop Wednesday is a PWX tradition that involves tours of local venues and this year we have chosen great locations for the attendees. They include:
KC Scout Advanced Drainage Systems Plant Tour Tour of the Rock Island Line Trail KC Zoo BNSF’s Intermodal Facility KC Streetcar World War I Museum
If any of these tours interest you please register at www.pwx.apwa.net . There is an additional charge (unless you have a full registration) for the tours and space is limited so register soon. PWX is our professions main event of the year, this is our chance to show the Public Works world what Kansas City has to offer, let’s make it an event to remember.
DCS - The DCS credentialing program will end August 2018. All those previously credentialed through DCS will continue to be
recognized. No new applicants have been accepted into the program since August 2016.
The new Certified Public Works Professional (CPWP), the replacement for DCS, is set to launch at PWX in Kansas City and has entered the examination development phase. Item writing training was held by webinar on April 16, April 18 and April 24. Exam questions are being written by PW personnel throughout May and June. Anyone interested in participating, please contact Phyllis Muder at [email protected] . An e-mail has been sent to the entire APWA membership about the new certifications launching at PWX in Kansas City. DSC individuals who had asked to transition to the new program have been notified and will get further instructions in June. The new certification program is on schedule to launch August 2018. Emerging Leaders Academy - Applications for 2018-2019 ELA are currently available via the ELA webpage (www.apwa.net/emergingleaders) with an August 17, 2018 submission deadline. It is the hope that extending the availability of the application allows more members to learn about and consider applying for the program in the coming year. For questions about ELA or for more
information, contact Deanne Cross at [email protected] .
If you have any questions about PWX please contact Joe Johnson ( [email protected] ), Tim Ross ([email protected] )
or myself ([email protected] )if we are not able to answer the question we will find the right people that can.
PWS PWM PWE TOTAL
Current DCS Graduates 7 20 19 46
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R E C E N T E V E N T S
Leadership & Management Breakfast—May 23, 2018
On Wednesday, May 23rd the Leadership and Management Committee provided a breakfast presentation with special guest speaker Frank Williams from the City of Columbus, Ohio. Frank discussed the importance of Identity Leadership emphasizing the point to always remember "Who you are" and as you move up in your career, not to forget the people near the bottom of the organization. In total, we had 45 people attend the breakfast which was located at City of Roeland Park Community Center. The Leadership and Management Committee invites everyone to attend the PWX Session - Conversations at the Top on Monday, August 27th 9:45am-11:00am, which will be a moderated discussion with Dena Mezger, Patty Hilderbrand, and Chuck Williams all whom are past Chapter Top Ten Leaders or National Top Ten Leaders. You will learn about the paths they followed to achieve posi-tions of leadership. They will talk about the challenges of public works leadership and provide insights into their decision-making pro-cesses and strategic planning approaches. They will also offer advice on how to grow and develop into better leaders.
APWA YP/ASCE YM Royals Tailgate
The APWA YP group and ASCE YM Group met to tailgate and attend the Royals' game against the Astros on June 15. 71 attended
the game. The tailgate was better than the baseball but we got to see fireworks after the game as well.
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The 14th Annual APWA BBQ challenge was held on June 8, 2018 at the Knights of Columbus Park in Shawnee, KS. The contest was hot and steamy for early June, and I’m not just talking about the delicious BBQ! Many thanks to our corporate event sponsors
and to the sixteen BBQ teams that competed in this year’s contest!
As usual, the majority of the BBQ judges were Past Presidents from the KC Metro chapter. The participating teams were judged in the categories of sausage, chicken, ribs, and pork. This year’s Grand Champions for the contest, and the recipients of the traveling BBQ Champions’ trophy, was CFS BBQ Team (CFS Engineers). Blazing Cattles BBQ (Walter P. Moore) narrowly missed repeating
as champion and earned the Reserve Grand Championship trophy. Second Hand Smoke (City of Olathe) came in third place.
Other participating teams included: Gun Smoke 301 (City of Olathe), Grease Monkey (City of Olathe), Seriously Smokin’ (Burns & McDonnell), Beats Workin’ (TranSystems), GBA BBQ Team (George Butler Associates), Dunn Up BBQ (City of Leawood), Rub Me Tender (City of Shawnee), Terra Bull BBQ (Terracon), Swine Dining (Affinis Corporation), We Smoke Pigs (WSP), Smokin’ R Butts
Off BBQ (City of Olathe), Too Sauced to Smoke (ASP Enterprises) and Rib’D Chicken (Olsson Associates).
Corporate sponsors for this year’s event were: Affinis, TranSystems, HDR, HNTB, TREKK Design Group, City of Leawood, GBA, Terracon, Burns & McDonnell, Olsson Associates, HG Consult, Walter P. Moore, Anderson Engineering, Benesch, City of Olathe,
and BHC Rhodes.
14th Annual APWA BBQ Challenge—June 8, 2018
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R E C E N T E V E N T S U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
For more information and to register or sponsor, visit http://kcmetro.apwa.net/EventDetails/15405.
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Public Works Institute
Module II Public Works Supervision Skills
This is an advance announcement that the next module of the KC Metro Chapter’s training for public works supervisors and managers “Public Works Supervision Skills” has been scheduled for October 23-25, 2018 in the 2nd Floor Ballroom of the Memorial Hall in downtown Kansas City, KS – 600 N. 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, KS 66101.
Photo from Module I, Spring 2018
Registration for the Public Works Supervision Skills module can be done during September on the website: http://kcmetro.apwa.net/EventDetails/15852. Further details regarding the training subjects, speakers, driving directions to and parking arrangements at Memorial Hall will be posted on this website as the September registration dates approach. Also, more details will be available in the September PubNews.
Please refer any questions to Larry Frevert, PE, PWI Director at [email protected] or 816.582.9236.
The City of Shawnee is hiring a Project Engineer - Storm Drainage.
The City of Shawnee is hiring an Engineering Technician - Engineering Division.
The City of Shawnee is hiring an Facility Program Specialist.
The City of Edgerton is hiring a Public Works Director.
To advertise employment opportunities, please contact our webmaster Tiffany Cartwright.
E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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C O M M I T T E E A N N O U N C E M E N T S
KC Metro Chapter Committee Needs
Looking for a way to get involved in APWA? The Chapter has several opportunities to choose from with over 30 active committees. Please contact the committee chair listed directly. Committee information
can be found on the website: www.kcmetro.apwa.net.
KC Metro Chapter APWA—Policy Clarifications
The Executive Board of the KC Metro Chapter of APWA truly appreciates all of its members. Whether that be a college intern, a staff member who just received their PE, a retired engineer, and all of our private corporations. Therefore, the following decisions have been made regarding special “announcements” in the PubNews:
We are always sad to lose a member, so in memoriam, if someone would like to write (or share) an obituary from another member’s passing, we would be happy to share.
We like to celebrate with you during one of the biggest steps you are going to take in your professional career—retirement! We would be happy to share an announcement for you! This only applies to retirements, we will not post for promotions or changes of employment.
Questions? Contact Jason Meyer at [email protected].
N E W M E M B E R S
John Batchelor, TranSystems Brandon Kuehl, Burns & McDonnell
Kenny Loy, City of Platte City Dan Merkh, City of Edgerton
Robert Turner, City of Prairie Village
We have set up the volunteer sign up portal for all those that are interested in being part of this amazing event. We will need several hundred volunteers to make this event a
success. This is a very exciting time for our chapter and our region and we cannot make 2018 PWX the Best Show in Public Works without your support, so please register now!
Sigh up here: http://signup.com/go/PWX2018KC
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C H A P T E R L E A D E R S H I P
APWA 2018 COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Audit & Budget - Alysen Abel
Awards - Becky Bonebrake and JD Reitinger
By-Laws - Bill Stogsdill
Chapter Meetings - Joe Burgett
Communications and Publicity - Caitlin Gard
Community Service - Jack Renfro
Diversity - Abdul Yahaya
Education & Training - S. Joji Calabro and Jacob Deiter
Emergency Management & Homeland Security (PET) -
Scott Ward
Emerging Leaders - Kati Horner Gonzalez
Engineering & Technology - Michael Haake
Facilities & Grounds - Michael Coats
Fleet Services - Howard Mann
Golf Tournament - Tawn Nugent
Governmental Affairs - Travis Levitt
Historical - Ernie Longoria
Holiday Party - Julie McNiff
K-12 Student Outreach - David Smalling
Leadership & Management - Nick Arena and Jose Leon
Membership - Scott Cogan
Membership BBQ & Steak Fry - Brian Ladd
MidAmX—Patty Hilderbrand
Mo-Kan Public Works Association - Bill Billings
Myron D. Calkins Scholarship - Phil Hermann
Myron Calkins Symposium—Tim Ross
National Public Works Week - Dan Brown
Nominating Committee - Bill Stogsdill
Past President Committee - Bill Stogsdill
Snow & Equipment Training Expo - Randy Fine
Standards & Specifications - Dena Mezger
Student Chapter - Aaron Castro and Tim Cope
Sustainability - JC Alonzo
Transportation - Jaclyn White and Linda Rottinghaus
Utility & Public Right-of-Way - Matthew Schmitz
Water Resources Management - Chad Johnson
Appointments, Liaisons, and Coordinators
ACEC-APWA Liaison - Howard Lubliner
Calendar/Events Coordinator - Kathy Ruth
Joint Engineers Council - Howard Lubliner
MCIB/KCMMB - Todd LaTorella
Solid Waste Management - Lisa McDaniel
For contact information, visit: http://kcapwa.net
KC APWA 2018 OFFICERS President - Jason Meyers
Vice President - Dan Brown
Secretary - Shawn Graff
Treasurer - Kyle Dieckmann
Past President - Rob Krewson
Director (2nd Year) - Cory Clark
Director (2nd Year) - Alysen Abel
Director (1st Year) - Ben Will
Director (1st Year) - Becky Bonebrake
Director-At-Large - Bill Billings
Delegate - Joe Johnson
Alternate Delegate - Bill Stogsdill
POLICY FOR THE USE OF THE APWA PUB NEWS, WEBSITE AND
ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST
It shall be the policy of the KC Metro Chapter that the use of the “APWA Pub
News, Website and Electronic Mailing List” by outside agencies shall abide by
the following:
Outside agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations
may utilize the Chapter’s website for dissemination of approved items that
are considered beneficial to our membership.
Approval of these items may be granted by the Chapter President, the
Newsletter Editor and the Website Committee. When requested,
announcements from other organizations may be posted on the Chapter’s
website under “News” if the Newsletter/Communications Committee is
provided electronic announcements in a format that can be posted without
modification or editing.
The Newsletter/Communications Committee may use the chapter’s
electronic mailing list for announcements to KC Metro Chapter members
when the topic is related to an APWA activity or event. However, an
announcement will not be sent before the Chapter event has been posted
on the KC Metro Chapter website.
This policy was approved by the Executive Committee on November 19, 2008.
The APWA Pub News, a free publication of the Kansas City Metro
Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA), is
published in six issues throughout the year. To receive a free
subscription, send an e-mail to [email protected] with “Beam
Me Up!” in the subject line.
Publisher: Kansas City Metro Chapter of APWA
Editor: Caitlin Gard
Staff: Jason Meyers
INTERESTED IN WRITING FOR THE APWA PUB NEWS?
The Pub News staff welcomes announcements, news articles, photos
and suggestions. A new issue will be published in May. The deadline
for the next issue will be Friday, August 31, 2018. Deadlines will be
strictly enforced. Electronic formats are preferred, but not required.
Send your stories to Caitl in Gard via email to
